Ist die weltweite Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise ein singuläres Ereignis? Nein, findet Werner Plumpe. Wirtschaftskrisen gehören zu unserer Wirtschaftsordnung. Vor allem die Krisen des 19. Jahrhunderts zeigen Parallelen zur aktuellen Lage. Welche Schlüsse lassen sich aus diesem Befund...

Ist die weltweite Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise ein singuläres Ereignis? Nein, findet Werner Plumpe. Wirtschaftskrisen gehören zu unserer Wirtschaftsordnung. Vor allem die Krisen des 19. Jahrhunderts zeigen Parallelen zur aktuellen Lage. Welche Schlüsse lassen sich aus diesem Befund...

Theme: Economic growth and development before 1900 Keynote speaker: Jan Luiten van Zanden, “The North Sea area and the origins of ‘modern economic growth’, 1200-1800” FRESH meetings are aimed at researchers in any field of economic and social history. The meetings build on the concept...

We are pleased to announce the programme of this international workshop, bringing together historians interested in consumption and standards of living since the eighteenth century, whether from an economic, social or cultural perspective. Areas in which proposals would be welcome include: -...

PhD students and young scholars (PhD degree after January 2009) on history of economic thought, economic philosophy and economic history are invited to apply to this Summer School. The Summer School will include a series of seminars and lectures by invited speakers on the theme Economic crises...

The theme for the Conference will be ‘Business Finance and the State in 20th Century: European Comparisons in Historical Perspectives, Crisis and Transformation’. The theme of the conference refers to the debate and discussion of economic crises and recessions in the 20th century, stimulated...

The topic of the conference will be “Monetary Policies and Banking Institutions in South-Eastern Europe between National Objectives and European Patterns – a Historical and Comparative Perspective”.